American International University – Bangladesh

American International University-Bangladesh ( bn, আমেরিকান ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ইউনিভার্সিটি-বাংলাদেশ), commonly known by its acronym AIUB, is accredited and one of the reputated popular private university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The university is an independent organization with its own Board of Trustees. It offers several degree programs at both graduate and undergraduate level from four faculties, particularly in the fields of engineering and business studies. The university campus has a glass-covered central globe structured building, that increases it's beauty, and contains a vast library inside of it.

History

The university was established in 1994 as AMA International University Bangladesh, a joint venture between AMA Computer University of the Philippines, and local initiator Dr. Anwarul Abedin. Regular academic classes started in 1995. AMA Computer University later left the partnership, and in 2001 the university was renamed American International University-Bangladesh.

Campus

The university's campus is located in an urban setting at Kuratoli, Khilkhet in Dhaka. The campus area is about . There is a total building area of . The university campus is considered as most beautifully designed compared to other private universities. AIUB places students, faculties & employees at its heart, creating an ideal green environment for continued creativity, innovation and wellbeing. The AIUB campus is open-architecture and connected to nature and the product of a remarkable collaboration. AIUB has 25 computer labs, 19 engineering labs, 10 design studios, 4 physics labs, 2 chemistry labs, and 1 language lab with 40 workstations in each and 24 servers to support the IT infrastructure. AIUB also has an International standard Moot Court to facilitate the overall clinical legal education. It also has State-of-the-art Auditorium and Multipurpose Hall, with built-in acoustics, world-class sound systems, P3 LED projection screens and a seating capacity of around 1000. There are various available facilities such as AIUB Daycare Facilities, Recreational Area, Cafeteria, student Lounge, etc. for students.

Library

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AIUB Library
was started in 1994 in order to cater to the academic and research needs of the faculty, research scholars, students, and officers. Over the years, the Library has grown steadily and expanded its services and holdings by leaps and bounds to live-up to the expectations of its immediate patrons. The book stock is arranged in a classified sequence based on the Dewey Decimal System (DDC), and the great majority of volumes in the Library are on open shelves, available for borrowing.

Admission

Each applicant has to pass the competitive admission test administered by the university. In admission test university judges applicant for their knowledge of math and English language. No IELTS score is acceptable without admission test, only TOEFL is acceptable. There are two parts of admission exam written and Viva. Student have to pass both individually.

List of vice-chancellors

*dr. carmen lamegna ( present )

Academics

The medium of instruction of all academic programs at AIUB is English. The academic year of the university incorporates two regular semesters (Fall and Spring). The Summer semester is an optional semester at AIUB. The duration of each semester is 14 weeks(4 Months). The academic year starts from Fall semester.

The academic programs are divided among the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Faculty of Business Administration, Faculty of Engineering, and Faculty of Science and Information Technology. All the faculties offer both undergraduate and graduate level studies.

AIUB updated its grading system in February 2017 for the second time. The New Grading System will be applicable for those students who have enrolled in Spring 2016-17 and later. Old Grading system will still be applicable for students who have enrolled in Fall 2016-17 and before. The letter grades indicating the quality of course work completed with their corresponding grade points. Minimum CGPA requirement for graduation in any undergraduate and graduate program at AIUB is 2.50.

The scholarship program at AIUB is open for both incoming and continuing students with at least one year of residency. It covers full or partial tuition fee waiver. Incoming students qualify by passing the competitive examinations while weighted average CGPA for the previous year of 3.75 with no grade lower than B and no F, I, W, UW grades no disciplinary records. The number of awards is dependent on the slots available. AIUB authority also provide financial aids for deserving students. AIUB also offers 100% scholarship for the son and daughter of Freedom Fighter (they should maintain CGPA 3.50).

Faculties and Programs

# Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS).
#* Bachelor of Arts in English
#* Bachelor of Arts in Media and Mass Communication (MMC)
#* Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
#* Bachelor of Social Science in Economics
#* Master of Public Health (MPH)
#* Master of Development Studies (MDS)
# Faculty of Business Administration.
#* Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA); Major in -
#** Accounting
#** Economics
#** Finance
#** Human Resource Management (HRM)
#** International Business (IB)
#** Investment Management (IM)
#** Management
#** Management Information Systems (MIS)
#** Marketing
#** Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM)
#** Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM)
#* Master of Business Administration (MBA); major in -
#** Accounting
#** Agri-business
#** Economics
#** Finance
#** General Management (MGT)
#** Human Resource Management (HRM)
#** Management Information Systems (MIS)
#** Marketing
#** Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSCM)
#** Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM)
#* Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA)
# Faculty of Engineering.
#* Bachelor of Science in Electrical And Electronic Engineering (EEE)
#* Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (CoE)
#* Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Production Engineering (IPE)
#* Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)
#* Master of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (MEEE)
#* Master of Engineering in Telecommunications (MTel)
# Faculty of Science and Technology
#* Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
#* Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS)

Research and publications

In the research arena, AIUB has internal academic journals: ''AIUB Journal of Science and Engineering'' (AJSE) () and ''AIUB Journal of Business and Economics'' (AJBE), (). Since the first publications in 2002, three issues per year are being published regularly. AJSE is now formally Scopus indexed journal. AIUB is also the first institute in Bangladesh to launch an online working paper series named ''AIUB Bus Econ Working Paper Series'', which is collaborated with the RePEc and EconPapers.

Extra curricular activities

AIUB is one of the only eight universities from Bangladesh who have participated in the maximum level of ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM ICPC) commonly known as ACM ICPC World Final. In 2001, AIUB qualified for the world final through Wild Card by securing second place in ACM ICPC Kanpur Site regional. Office of Student Affairs (OSA) looks after the extra curricular activities of the student community through student organizations like:
''AIUB Arts Club'' first organized "AIUB Arts Club presents 1st Inter Private University Art Exhibition- 2012" Unleashing Imagination at Dhaka Art Center.

* The first person from Bangladesh who got job at Google and the only Principal Engineer of Google Zahid Sabur is from AIUB. Also, the first person who got job at NASA as a scientist is an AIUBIAN (First among private universities).
* AIUB has successfully participated in NASA Robot Challenge consecutively 4 times and it is the first and only university in Bangladesh that participated in NASA Robot Challenge consecutively 4 times.
* In 2014-15 students of AIUB made a mini-submarine that was able to capture deeper underwater than any other mini-submarine.
* Students from AIUB made a software called ‘3rd eye’ which has won the People's Choice Award in Microsoft imagine cup.
* AIUB was in the Top 3 in NASA Robot Challenge.

Notable people

Alumni

Zaheed Sabur
.Sc. in CSE- Distinguished Engineer, Director of Google
* Shakib Al Hasan BA- cricket player of Bangladesh National Cricket Team
* Mohammad Mahmudullah Riyad BA captain, Bangladesh National T20 Cricket Team
* Taskin Ahmed BA- cricket player of Bangladesh National Cricket Team
* Abul Hossain MBA- three star ranked Lieutenant General of Bangladesh Army
* Tawsif Mahbub .Sc. in EEE- Television Actor
* Sabbir Rahman BA - cricket player of Bangladesh National Cricket Team
* Minar Rahman A in MMC- Bangladeshi singer
* Sabila Nur A in English- TV model, actress

Faculty

Current or former faculty include:
* Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna
* Ahmad Kaikaus
* Aupee Karim
* Saleh Uddin

Gallery

References

Microsoft help AIUB have virtual class room

AIUB Robotic Crew has qualified for the final round of Mars Society's University Rover Challenge (URC), USA.

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External links

Official Website

Official Website of Department of CS

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Universities and colleges in Dhaka
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